Patiala: Woman allegedly shot dead for having liquor near sarovar of Gurdwara Dukhniwarn Sahib
Patiala, May 14: A woman was allegedly shot dead for having liquor near Sarovar of Gurdwara Dukhniwarn Sahib on Sunday, SSP Varun Sharma, Patiala said.
According to the information shared by SSP Varun Sharma, Patiala, the incident took place at around 9:30 pm. The deceased has been identified as Parminder Kaur. According to the police, the 32-year-old is a resident of Urban Estate Phase I.
"Parminder Kaur was having liquor near Sarovar of Gurdwara Dukhniwarn Sahib. Noticing this, sangat gathered and took her to the manager's office. One Nirmaljeet Singh Saini present at the site, in anger, shot five times at her," informed SSP Varun Sharma.
"The lady was being taken out of the Gurdwara premises when a man named Nirmaljeet Singh s/o Sadhu Singh fired 5 rounds using his 32-bore licenced revolver," the official statement says.
According to the information received from sources, one person was also injured in the firing. He has been identified as Sagar Kumar. The bullet grazed Sagar, who was then rushed to Rajindra Hospital, Patiala for treatment. He is said to be in stable condition.
Parminder Kaur, on the other hand, was declared brought dead.
The accused, Niramjeet Singh has been arrested and weapon has also been recovered from him. He is a property dealer by profession.
Nirmaljeet reportedly has no criminal background.
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